Can I use diamond stones with the SharpMate?Updated 9 days ago

Yes — we now offer an official Diamond Plate Adapter, a two-piece aluminum platform that raises a diamond plate to the correct working height on the stage. It fits plates roughly 160–220mm long and up to 75mm wide, and works with both SharpMate and SharpMate Plus — it sits on the stage rather than clamping into the blade holder, so no Upgrade Kit is needed.

Before this adapter existed, we recommended two manual workarounds — attaching a rubber strip to the clamp block, or mounting the diamond plate to a wood block — since diamond plates are noticeably thinner than water stones. Those methods still work if you'd rather not order the adapter, but we'd recommend it as the simpler, purpose-built solution going forward.